George Curry, head of Emerge magazine, dead at 69

George Curry, a reporter who advocated for black Americans and headed Emerge magazine, died on Saturday. He was 69.


Curry suffered an apparent heart attack Saturday evening in Washington D.C., according to a Facebook post by the Constituency for Africa.

"It was a shock to our family and we are dealing with the news, as best we can. R.I.P. brother George Curry," his sister, Christie Love, told TheRoot.